CVE-2017-0331

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-367

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA video driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.10. Android ID: A-34113000. References: N-CVE-2017-0331.

Affected products

Android: through 7.1.1
Linux kernel: 3.10

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98150
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98150
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

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